I did this last year and it was so much fun, so I'm doing it again!  Every day between now and December 24th I'll have one book or pattern on sale for 25% off with the code COUNTDOWN. We'll start with socks (because they take a little while to get knit up), and then move on to hats and cuffs and other quicker things as we get further into the month. Each sale will last 24 hours (from 12:01 am until 11:59 pm, eastern time). I've got the blog all set up to show you each day's pattern shortly after [...]

So you know the chat we were having about how to make your more opinionated yarns behave themselves?  Well allow me to show you how that looks in practice!  These are Dippers, and they're out today (and 10% off with the code BEHAVE). These were one of the very first sock patterns I ever released way back in early 2009.  Then, some time five or six years ago, I got to feeling a little shy about the photos and formatting of those earliest patterns, so I took them down.  The patterns themselves were lovely...the pictures weren't.  But I didn't like [...]

You know that thing that happens over on ravelry every year about this time?  That thing where a whole bunch of designers (literally hundreds) put a whole bunch of patterns on sale for 25% off for a hot minute?  And then everyone hangs out together in the chattiest group you ever did see and knits and jokes and has contests and gives away prizes and generally engages in some sort of combination of cheerleading and holiday festivities right through the end of the year?  That thing called the Indie Gift-A-Long? Yeah, well I'm playing too!  Except this year, instead of featuring [...]

One of my very favorite things about knitting is how it will let you be as exacting (or as mellow) as you want.  Want to dive into the nuances of increases and decreases?  Pull up a chair, we can talk about that all day.  Want to stick staunchly to 'I increase with yarn overs and decrease by jamming the needle in two stitches instead of one'?  Well that's cool too, you can make just about anything that way.  Want to talk about the finer details of how to get stitches on and off your needles? There are literally entire books [...]

You know that faintly horrified sensation you get if you look at old journals or college essays or most anything else you did Rather A Long Time Ago?  That mix of 'oh my goodness, you thought this was good' plus 'ooooooh, you were such a sweet little baby' with a bit of 'my goodness let's make sure that never sees the light of day?'  Yeah, so taking a look at nine year old blog posts is all that plus the knowledge that they're on the internet and the internet lives forever and you can be assured that anyone who wants to [...]

And with that, I declare the preorder done!  Packages have been set out for the postman (some of you are even reporting yours have arrived already!), the eversion is live on ravelry.  If you bought the paper one, you'll get an email from me later this afternoon (to the email address you use for paypal) with instructions to let you get your eversion. EDIT TO ADD: The emails have gone out!  Remember, they went to the email address you use with paypal (that's the same one your receipt went to and the same one your tracking information went to).  If [...]

The preorder is all done!  If you ordered the book, it's in the mail.  If you are finding this later and want the eversion, it's up on ravelry.  And if you want the paper version, ask at your LYS, bookstore, or look for it on amazon! The preorder is underway, click here to go grab yours at the special preorder pricing!